Daily Republican., 1887-04-07
wiring Ont Democracy

IA recent elections In tins larger
UrGnnru cities have almost buried the
1ann ohsut Democrats OF two years ago
-uat Of sight, aud the future political
.oontes are fairly outlined between the
Dnpublicaus and the Labor.Trsdes-
Uaionists. In Cincinnati the latter
saans within . few hundred votes OF
nnszying the city. The only parsy that
-aepc1 . manly contest with the new
pwty was the Republican party. the
Democrats hsze made such sorry
aAewing that 1t WAS neither felt nor
1unBod In the contest. a comparison
bstwssn the vete OF Cincinnati and
Chicago affords food for thought for
DollticiAns In the first named city tie
Laeor element tlAuy refused TO endorse
nsslallsm and aRArchism. 1t stood
xhses apon Its own merits and came
within few hundred votes OF winning
IN . total poll Of AZ, ISL, tie Republican
vote being II. 1858, the Labor vote II 367
nd the Democratic vote only 1881.
The msjorisy of the Republicans over
~ L abor party 10 500, while they have
oo12 over the Democrats. The Espub-
licAns still hold the lead, the Lab.r
party 10 next and almost equal in votes,
Whiis the Democrats have dropped to .
mere diminishing party. Hereafter In
iris great city the contest will be be-
fveeu the Republicans and Trade
Uniopists. In Chicago the struggle was
straight ont bet ween the Repuoli ,ans
nnd the Trade Unionisss. Long before
tbs Gle ,tion the Democratic party under
xhs demagogueism Of such leaders as
Garter I'll Ariisou, who when he fcund he
0uald not be 70 elected tried to deliver
his party bound hand and foot over to
che Labor party. Here the latter party
made their fatal mistake. Unlike their
besthern OF Cincinnati they dallied with
the socialists and anarchists and the LIST.
ts9 ~ the best thing that they could do
endorsed the Labor candidate. The lie.
sue thus made up was not Of doubtful
1ondsncy.
Though totally demorAllztd, q large
portion OF the Democrats could moi
swallow such o political dose. They
might have voted for the Labor candi
date, bat they could not now do &c
since the Socialists and Anarchists had
taken possession Of the party. The re
suit was shown last Tuesday. The Re
publican party has triumphed by 81
unprecedented msjority, but there wa
NO Democratic party In the contest
The better part OF 1t was swallowed u
In the Republican party and the othe
part OF 1t went down to defeat with tn
Anarchists. Had the trade unionis,
done as their brethren OF Cincinnati di
they might have been victorious, BIZ
their mistake has made Chicago one {
the strongest Republican cities In til
Union, and the Labor men will los
nothing by the change. These election
disclose the confidence the psoDls hev
In the Republican party. Is solid pr,
faction principles Ia the strong bulls
1t throws around labor In this countr,
and % long as 1t stands by the primo
pios OF protection 1t will triumph. /
its now competitor for strength an
p0wer-the Labor party-lt has mo-
honorable opponent. The principles
that party Is promulgated ara such
TO commend themselves to the we
thinking, intelligent voters. II Col
demns traud at ths polls aad polite
xhsntpulations, and endorses hone
elections, honest commits and proseoslt
- American industries These a
- principles that lift the new party no
higher plane than the Democrats c
eupied. THAI the party will sncce
whom ought IN contact with the L
publican party Is hardly probable, a.
though It has practically crushed c
the Democratic party In Circinna
Chicago and many other cities, II b
strengthened the Republican par
without this unholy utilization with t
red flag advocates of Chicago the Lat
party would hsvs had D splendid v
t)ry In Cincinnati.
Tbs Trades U nion party can NJ
compel the Democratic party organi.
lion to get ont OF its way In the Ia,
cities, as 1t Is defeated and helple
Without tie vote OF the cities 1t ia I'd
erless and might as well go into liq
dalton. The es-unionists expec:
TO get the most OF The Democratic vi
and they have not been disappointed
their cacnlatiors, but they cannot 8
II all. There are thousands OF DEN
cra's every where who will support t
Republican PARTY before they will elt
TO join the new party, aDd with I
oreak'rg Up OF the Dsm0crstia party
all the cities the msjurlties OF IL, Z
publican party will be Irresistible.